Acompound a has the formula c8h10. after vigorous oxidation, it yields phthalic acid. draw the structure of a.

If there were multiple products, we can take each product and mixed with a sample of a pure compound that we suspect might be the same as the product. Then, we taking the melting point of this mixture that contains one of our product and pure sample. Then, we can observe the change in melting point, if there is no change in melting point or the melting stays in the same range of the pure compound. Then, the that product along with the pure sample are actually the same compound, not a mixture of two compounds. However, if the melting point for our pure sample compound changed or didn't stay in the same range after the mixing with on of our products. then we can conclude that this product and the pure sample are completely different compound, and indeed they are a mixture.